[s-cars] How failtastic is the B7 S4 automatic? Anyone have a line on a manual avant?

[brian hoeft]

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> WTH is "put the gas pedal to the floor for about two seconds and everything
> gets ready" mean? With the engine off, I imagine.
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I clarified previously.. no, not a TBA w/engine off.

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> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:37 AM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> my two cents..
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>> to compare apples to apples, since the question is referring to the B7 S
>> car, I must say that when driven properly the B7 S4 in 'S' mode with proper
>> foot coordination/timing does respond well considering its more or less an
>> automatic. Took me a few minutes and suggestions from the owner to properly
>> time/prep the tranny for more responsive driving, example; put the gas pedal
>> to the floor for about two seconds in sport mode and everything gets ready
>> for ?action..
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>> B5's,6's and the like in non S platform without S mode on the selector are
>> totally different in form&function..
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>> My gripe if I owned one regarding sport driving would be the traction
>> control kicking in even when its switched "off" and the gear selectors not
>> responding fast enough&/or overriding your inputs. Oh, and left foot braking
>> is pretty much out too...
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>> -brian
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>> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> I guess it's all relative- I don't have much experience with the tip in
>>> the
>>> B5- I've been in the car with a tip B5 and that was really terribly slow,
>>> but never really driven one. The B7s I drove nearly daily for a year-
>>> they're still pretty bad- nothing like the DSG. No worse than my Volvo,
>>> but
>>> no better.
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>>> Taka
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>>> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 3:06 AM, Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>> > i had a B7 A4 2.0T with tiptronic for a week, and thought the
>>> transmission
>>> > was much improved over the B5's.  it shifted much faster and more
>>> > positively.
>>> >
>>> > ------------------------------
>>> > *From:* Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>>> > *To:* Brett Dikeman <brett.dikeman at gmail.com>
>>> > *Cc:* "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>> > *Sent:* Monday, May 11, 2009 1:31:36 PM
>>> > *Subject:* Re: [s-cars] How failtastic is the B7 S4 automatic? Anyone
>>> have
>>> > a line on a manual avant?
>>> >
>>> > Have you tried Riverside Audi? They're the biggest CPO dealer.
>>> >
>>> > No issues with the 6-speed auto that I've heard of, but the drive is
>>> > nothing
>>> > like the manual. Response in tiptronic mode is a joke- slow. No
>>> different
>>> > than your folks' A6 in that regard.
>>> >
>>> > Taka
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Brett Dikeman <
>>> brett.dikeman at gmail.com
>>> > >wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Inquiring minds, tired of not finding any 6-speed manual avants
>>> > > anywhere, want to know.  What's it like to drive?  Reliability?
>>> > > Behavior?  Response to paddle shifters?
>>> > >
>>> > > Or, if you have a B7 S4 avant manual hiding in your garage you're
>>> > > itching to sell, let me know.  2005.5+ ONLY, the look of the B6
>>> > > platform makes baby jesus cry.
>>> > >
>>> > > Brett
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